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Fighter Pilot Gunnery

Author : United States Army Air Force
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Pilot Gunnery written by United States Army Air Force and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-13 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -The US Air Forces Second World War fighter pilot manual. -Incredibly rare USAAF WW2 fighter pilot manual republished here for the first time since the war. -Completely reset text alongside all the original illustrations (full colour in Kindle edition, mono in the paperback edition). 1944, the aerial war in both European and Pacific Theaters of Operations is raging, you've just gained your USAAF 'wings' and are about to join your Fighter Group as a fighter pilot. A slim booklet, FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY: HOW TO MAKE YOUR BULLETS HIT! is pressed into your hands by your commander and you are told to study it before you ship out. FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY does what is says on the tin, and through a text understandable to the layman and over 40 period illustrations and diagrams, explains how to target and shoot down German and Japanese enemy aircraft. The USAAF published numerous instructional manuals for its pilots and aircrew, designed to act as an aide memoire to their training, or as an update to the latest tactical developments. Due to its rarity, FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY has never before been re-published so, for the first time since the Second World War discover: What is a deflection shot? How do you set the range on your N-9 gunsight? What is the most effective range to fire your fighter aircraft's M-2 Browning .50 machine guns?ABOUT THE AUTHORThe United States Army Air Force (USAAF or AAF) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army during and immediately after the Second World War. It was formed in 1941 as successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps, and was the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force, one of the six armed forces of the United States today. Various departments of the USAAF produced instructional handbooks, manuals and pamphlets such as 'Air Force Manuals' and 'Technical Orders', they were noteworthy for their level of detail, clarity and colourful graphic illustrations. The Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics who produced FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY was based at Orlando Army Air Base, Florida.

Fighter Pilot's Heaven

Author : Donald S. Lopez, Sr.
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588343626
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Pilot's Heaven written by Donald S. Lopez, Sr. and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighter Pilot's Heaven presents the dramatic inside story of the American military's transition into the jet age, as told by a flyer whose life depended on its success. With colorful anecdotes about fellow pilots as well as precise technical information, Donald S. Lopez describes how it was to be “behind the stick” as a test pilot from 1945 to 1950, when the U.S. military was shifting from war to peacetime operations and from propeller to jet aircraft. An ace pilot who had served with Gen. Claire Chennault's Flying Tiger Fighter Group, Lopez was assigned at the close of World War II to the elite Proof Test Group of the Air Proving Ground Command. Located at Eglin Field (later Eglin Air Force Base) in Florida, the group determined the operational suitability of Air Force weapons systems and aircraft and tested the first operational jet, the P-80 Shooting Star. Jet fighters required new techniques, tactics, and weaponry. Lopez recounts historic test flights in the P-59, P-80, and P-84, among other planes, describing complex combat maneuvers, hair-raising landings in unusual positions, and disastrous crashes and near crashes. This memoir is peppered with lively accounts of many pilots and their colleagues, revealing how airmen coped with both exhilarating successes and sometimes tragic failures.

From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog

Author : Steve Ladd
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1526761254
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog written by Steve Ladd and published by Air World. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This behind-the-scenes account of a USAF career is “an absorbing read, written with the classic humor fighter pilots seem to have” (Flight Line Book Review). From Baron von Richthofen to Robin Olds, the mystique of the fighter pilot endures. The skill, cunning, and bravery that characterizes this distinctive band of brothers is well known, but there are other dimensions to those who take to the skies to do battle that have not been given the emphasis they deserve—until now. You don’t have to be an aviation aficionado to enjoy Colonel Steve Ladd’s fascinating personal tale, woven around his twenty-eight-year career as a fighter pilot. This extremely engaging account follows a young man from basic pilot training to senior command through narratives that define a unique ethos. From the United States to Southeast Asia, Europe to the Middle East, the amusing and tongue-in-cheek to the deadly serious and poignant, this is the lifelong journey of a fighter pilot. The anecdotes are absorbing, providing an insight into life as an Air Force pilot, but, in this book, as Colonel Ladd stresses, the focus is not on fireworks or stirring tales of derring-do. Instead, this is an articulate and absorbing account of what life is really like among a rare breed of arrogant, cocky, boisterous, and fun-loving young men who readily transform into steely professionals at the controls of a fighter aircraft. “This book will appeal to a variety of readers with its Vietnam War combat stories and accounts of flying the Warthog in Cold War Europe. Fun, flying, international experiences—you won’t want to put it down.” —Aviation News

Throw a Nickel on the Grass, a Fighter Pilot's Life Narrative

Author : Warren Kerzon
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329914643
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Throw a Nickel on the Grass, a Fighter Pilot's Life Narrative written by Warren Kerzon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-02-21 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal history of my 22+ years as an Air Force fighter pilot starting when I first dreamed about my future career, through flight school, operational experience in France, Germany, then Test Pilot School, flight test projects, combat experience in Southeast Asia, and other assignments; short summary of follow-on 15-year career in the aerospace industry.

Sierra Hotel : flying Air Force fighters in the decade after Vietnam

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428990488
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Sierra Hotel : flying Air Force fighters in the decade after Vietnam written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1999, only a few weeks before the U.S. Air Force spearheaded NATO's Allied Force air campaign against Serbia, Col. C.R. Anderegg, USAF (Ret.), visited the commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Colonel Anderegg had known Gen. John Jumper since they had served together as jet forward air controllers in Southeast Asia nearly thirty years earlier. From the vantage point of 1999, they looked back to the day in February 1970, when they first controlled a laser-guided bomb strike. In this book Anderegg takes us from "glimmers of hope" like that one through other major improvements in the Air Force that came between the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. Always central in Anderegg's account of those changes are the people who made them. This is a very personal book by an officer who participated in the transformation he describes so vividly. Much of his story revolves around the Fighter Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, where he served two tours as an instructor pilot specializing in guided munitions.

One Fighter Pilot’S War

Author : John W. Walcott
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491775521
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)

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Download or read book One Fighter Pilot’S War written by John W. Walcott and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author John W. Walcott was a citizen soldier who went through rigorous training in order to escort bombers in a P-51 Mustang fighter during World War II. In One Fighter Pilots War, he recalls that journey in vivid detail, offering an insiders view of the military system of the time, painting a fascinating portrait of his colorful fellow cadets and the skilled instructors who delivered highly trained pilots to the theater of war. He remembers climbing into the cockpits of the Army Air Corps trainers, confronting German jets, strafing Nazi convoys and rail lines, flying escort missions with observation aircrafts and bombers alike, and working to save the crews of disabled aircraft. He also recounts the dangerous rescue of downed pilots in the mountainous Balkans. His is the story not of an ace but of one of the dedicated men and women who served every day in the war to do their part. This memoir tells the personal story of a World War II fighter pilot, bringing to life for all generations those years of sacrifice and achievement.

Fighter Pilot

Author : Helen Doe
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445646129
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Pilot written by Helen Doe and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family-authorised biography of one of the top-scoring aces of the Battle of Britain.

The Classification Program

Author : Philip Hunter DuBois
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Classification Program written by Philip Hunter DuBois and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Aviation Psychology Program Research Reports

Author : United States. Army Air Forces
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Aviation Psychology Program Research Reports written by United States. Army Air Forces and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vickers Wellington

Author : Philip Birtles
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vickers Wellington written by Philip Birtles and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2022-07-02 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • The ‘Wimpy’ bore the brunt of the Bomber Command offensive against Germany, making up some 60 percent of the first 1,000 bomber raid on 30 May 1942 • Its robust and revolutionary construction devised by Barnes Wallis saved numerous aircraft and lives throughout night bombing raids • Beautifully illustrated with many rare and unpublished photographs • Of interest to aviation and military historians, modellers, gamers and flight simulator enthusiasts Vickers Wellington covers the design, development, production and operational service of the iconic Vickers Wellington from before the Second World War through to the 1950s. The aircraft and crews served with great distinction from the start to the end of the Second World War despite heavy losses. The aircraft was operated by Bomber Command until replaced by the bigger four-engine heavy bombers and played a major part in the Mediterranean Theatre. Its versatility was shown with maritime operations against the U-boat threat. It was also used for transport and the hazards of aircrew training. Its geodetic construction, developed from the airship era, made it rugged and capable of absorbing battle damage bring its crews home safely from combat over hostile territory. Illustrated with 211 images, this volume is the definitive history of one of Britain’s most significant aircraft.

Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals written by and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Basic Airman to General: The Secret War & Other Conflicts

Author : General ''Pete'' Piotrowski
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1493161865
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Basic Airman to General: The Secret War & Other Conflicts written by General ''Pete'' Piotrowski and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the remarkable success of a first-generation Polish kid who, at the age of eighteen, enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was one of less than a handful of basic airmen who rose to the rank of four-star general. More importantly, it covers the reincarnation of WW II Air Commandos under the code name of Jungle Jim, as well as US combat air operations from 1961 through 1967 flying obsolete B-26s and the newest jet fighter, the F-4D. Then airman Piotrowski qualified for aviation cadet training and earned his first wings as a navigator and electronic warfare officer (EWO). Following assignments in Korea and Japan, he returned to the United States for pilot training ranking number one in his class and qualifying for jet fighters. He was selected for Project Jungle Jim and became a leading air force expert in conventional weapons and tactics. His flying ability, combat experience, and tactical expertise led to his assignment at the Air Force Top Gun School to instruct air force generals headed for Vietnam on conventional weapons and tactics. Following school and staff assignments, he was selected to command the Fortieth Tactical Group, Aviano, Italy. He led the group for three years, receiving a rating as "Best Wing in the USAF." Following Aviano, he was a special assistant to, and troubleshooter for, General Jones, air force chief. Shortly thereafter, he was selected to build the 552nd AWAC equipped with the E-3A aircraft and bring it to combat status. Next, he commanded Air Defense TAC, where he was selected to review the Desert One failure with five other officers. He provided inside information on how the rescue attempt in Iran unraveled. On another special assignment, he was sent to Saudi Arabia as a special advisor to the Saudi chief of the defense staff with the mission to improve Saudi Air Defense. Following that, then major general Piotrowski went to Oman with a diplomatic portfolio to forge an agreement with the Omni government on joint military training of US and Omani forces. Subsequently, he was assigned to the Tactical Air Command as the director of operations and vice commander. Here he grappled with a number of aircraft-related problems and brought the stealth fighter into the operational inventory. Next, he commanded Ninth Air Force with twelve subordinate wings with roughly one thousand fighter aircraft assigned, with responsibilities for air warfare in support of ground forces in the Middle East. On one of his many visits to Sudan, he stopped an invasion from Ethiopia in one day. He was promoted to the rank of general to serve as the vice chief of the air force. Here he revealed how the JCS operates, as well as inside information on the capture of the Achille Lauro hijackers and the punitive raid on Libya. His last assignment was commanding the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM), where he had the opportunity to host and brief senior military members of the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China.

Air Force

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Air Force written by and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

To Fly and Fight

Author : Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1524563420
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (245 download)

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Download or read book To Fly and Fight written by Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bud Anderson is a flyers flyer. The Californians enduring love of flying began in the 1920s with the planes that flew over his fathers farm. In January 1942, he entered the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program. Later after he received his wings and flew P-39s, he was chosen as one of the original flight leaders of the new 357th Fighter Group. Equipped with the new and deadly P-51 Mustang, the group shot down five enemy aircraft for each one it lost while escorting bombers to targets deep inside Germany. But the price was high. Half of its pilots were killed or imprisoned, including some of Buds closest friends. In February 1944, Bud Anderson, entered the uncertain, exhilarating, and deadly world of aerial combat. He flew two tours of combat against the Luftwaffe in less than a year. In battles sometimes involving hundreds of airplanes, he ranked among the groups leading aces with 16 aerial victories. He flew 116 missions in his old crow without ever being hit by enemy aircraft or turning back for any reason, despite one life or death confrontation after another. His friend Chuck Yeager, who flew with Anderson in the 357th, says, In an airplane, the guy was a mongoosethe best fighter pilot I ever saw. Buds years as a test pilot were at least as risky. In one bizarre experiment, he repeatedly linked up in midair with a B-29 bomber, wingtip to wingtip. In other tests, he flew a jet fighter that was launched and retrieved from a giant B-36 bomber. As in combat, he lost many friends flying tests such as these. Bud commanded a squadron of F-86 jet fighters in postwar Korea, and a wing of F-105s on Okinawa during the mid-1960s. In 1970 at age 48, he flew combat strikes as a wing commander against communist supply lines. To Fly and Fight is about flying, plain and simple: the joys and dangers and the very special skills it demands. Touching, thoughtful, and dead honest, it is the story of a boy who grew up living his dream.

Air Combat

Author : Dmitriy Khazanov
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147283674X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Air Combat written by Dmitriy Khazanov and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle for the skies in World War II fuelled a race between rival air forces to develop ever faster and more capable fighter aircraft – and the struggle for air superiority was never over until the war itself ended. This volume explores four clashes of some of the finest planes and pilots, in key theatres of the war: Spitfires duelling the formidable Bf 109 over the Channel, the Fw 190 battling the Soviet La 5 and 7 on the Eastern Front, the F4F Wildcat in a desperate clash with the legendary A6M Zero-sen, and the F4U Corsair in combat with the second-generation Japanese Ki-84 in the closing days of the war. Fully illustrated with contemporary photographs, maps and colour artwork, Air Combat conveys the full story behind these dramatic aviation duels.

Psychological Research on Flexible Gunnery Training

Author : Nicholas Hobbs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychological Research on Flexible Gunnery Training written by Nicholas Hobbs and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Technical Manual

Author : United States. War Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
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Download or read book Technical Manual written by United States. War Department and published by . This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: